The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
1:35 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 73.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.26° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.74° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.